His total contribution to philanthropy now stands at a whopping $21 billion, including 67% of economic ownership of Wipro Limited.

According to an official statement from the company, the aim is to now scale up the efforts of the Azim Premji foundation.

“The team driving the field work in education is expected to grow significantly from the current 1600 people, while the University will expand to have 5000 students with 400 faculty members across multiple programs. Thereafter, another University in the northern part of India may be set up by the Foundation,” said the statement.

Earlier this month, the Azim Premji Trust had sold over ₹26 million Wipro
shares in a block deal.

In its
Q3 earnings report, the IT major had reported a 32% year-on-year rise with ₹25.44 billion recorded profit for the quarter that ended on December 31.